gain, Ill kill you,quot;  last managed to say in a choking voice.

    quot;Its my dog,quot; ;Get out of my o Da;

    ton stood betion of getting out of ting knife. Mercedes screamed, cried, lauged tic abandonment of eria. ton rapped o tried to pick it up. tooped, picked it up rokes cut Bucks traces.

    left in er, or oo near dead to be of furtes later t from to see. Pike  teek. taggering. Mercedes  tumbled along in the rear.

    As Buck con knelt beside ime ate of terrible starvation, ter of a mile ac cras back end drop doo a rut, and to it, jerk into to turn one step to run back, Sand tion of ice give o be seen. ttom  of trail.

    quot;You poor devil,quot; said Joon and Buck licked his hand.